VinePair

APRIL 1, 2024

The brand received a Best Whiskey medal in 2023 for its 2013 Bourbon and a 2022 Gold medal for its limited-edition 50-year Armagnac. Rocket Vodka is American-made, created in small batches from a blend of California-grown Fuji and Golden Delicious apples. Spirits Awards is a great place to start. Best in Show Winners — L.A.

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Bottling Rum Vodka Bitters 106

The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 28, 2024

The Savor Spear Straight Bourbon Whiskey has won several accolades since its release in 2022, including a Gold medal at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Having grown up around spirits, she carries on her family’s legacy with the distillation of high-quality bourbons, gins, and vodka.

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VinePair

MARCH 5, 2024

By the 1980s he was in the advertising industry, doing some work with Ketel One vodka , when he was offered a glass of tequila that would change his life. “I The Chinaco 4 Year Añejo was the first tequila with an age statement, and Smith would serve it to curious people in a brandy snifter.

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Tequila Bottling Vodka Brandy 116

Tales of the Cocktail

JULY 25, 2024

Founded in 2022, the New Orleans Spirits Competition is an international spirits competition that celebrates and recognizes best-in-class spirits from producers around the world. More than 439 registrants entered the competition, which were reviewed by a panel of industry professionals.

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Speed Rack Vodka Brandy Gin 94

VinePair

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Average price: $100 Rating: 94 See Review Isautier Traditional Rum 16 Year Another stellar inclusion from the small island of Réunion, this rum was put into barrel in May 2006 and bottled in September 2022. Is rum stronger than vodka?

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Tales of the Cocktail

AUGUST 2, 2023

Founded in 2022, The New Orleans Spirits Competition (NOSC) is an international spirits competition celebrating and recognizing fine spirits being produced around the world today. The competition also announced their Distillery of the Year today during Meet the Distillers tasting during Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.

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Tales of the Cocktail

AUGUST 2, 2023

Founded in 2022, The New Orleans Spirits Competition (NOSC) is an international spirits competition celebrating and recognizing fine spirits being produced around the world today. The competition also announced their Distillery of the Year today during Meet the Distillers tasting during Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans.

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Rum Brandy Vodka Gin 52

VinePair

MAY 12, 2024

Founded by Louis-Alexandre Marnier Lapostolle, the spirit first appeared in 1880 and was originally called Curaçao Marnier in reference to its high quantity of brandy. The blue liqueur splits the cocktail’s base with light rum and vodka, while pineapple juice and lemon juice bring a refreshing, tropical acidity.

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Liqueur Brandy Rum Bitters 98

Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

For more top gift ideas check out the archives and read our 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , and 2008 holiday guides. Vodka – Belvedere 10 Vodka ($150) – If you absolutely have to give someone vodka as a present, give Belvedere 10 a try.

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Alcohol Vodka Rum Gin 105

VinePair

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Agave spirits, in their myriad guises, enjoy similar billing, as well as eye-opening gins, vodkas with distinctive character, and a healthy showing of sugar- and grape-based distillates. The palate comes into its own with mineral-rich texture and green botanical notes, ample evidence that vodka can exhibit unique character.

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Tequila Rum Gin Vodka 122

VinePair

MAY 5, 2025

As people partied like it was 1999, they were almost certainly drinking vodka, which at the time accounted for about a quarter of the spirits market. billion in revenue in 2024, according to the Distilled Spirit Council , just a hair behind vodkas $7.2 Craft beer was just on the precipice of booming.

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VinePair

APRIL 2, 2025

In early March, Draga Culic, founder and CEO of Blacklisted Brandy , attended an International Womens Day pop-up spotlighting female-founded brands in Manhattans Chelsea neighborhood. Thats why she built her brand of artisanal plum, apricot, pear, and quince brandies around inclusion in cocktails rather than as a standalone sipper.

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